REVEALING THEM TO LITTLE CHILDREN

PRAYER MOMENT

An invitation to take a few minutes to ponder the excerpt below from the readings of today and listen to what the Spirit of Jesus is saying to me.             

Wednesday 16 July 2014, Our Lady of Mount Carmel

REVEALING THEM TO LITTLE CHILDREN

Pause. Be in the presence of God.

Reading: “I bless you Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children.” (Matt 11:25-27)

Reflection. When someone says, “Have you heard the news?” we pay attention. Something new, especially if it has the aura of a secret, excites us. Jesus has been instructing his disciples at some length and then he suddenly breaks into spontaneous prayer to the Father. He rejoices that the Father is now being revealed. The cloud, which the people of the Old Testament laboured under for centuries, is being pierced and God is making himself known. When we are introduced to someone we can build a relationship. The Lord knows each one of us intimately but he wants us to know him, He wants us to open our hearts so that we can receive him and so become fully human. We glimpse that openness in children. They are full of wonder and the desire to discover. We, adults, are more cautious and on our guard..  

Prayer. Lord, give us the wonder and openness of children. Help us to approach you with our hearts and not so much with our heads. Teach us to drop our defences and our reserve and rejoice that you want to reveal yourself to us.. Amen.

David Harold-Barry SJ